Dr. Jason Sutherland, NOSM University alumnus, named Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program

Friday July 14th, 2023 Tara Hawkes

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Jason Sutherland as the incoming Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program, effective September 1, 2023.

Dr. Sutherland is a graduate of NOSM University’s MD and Family Medicine residency programs and holds a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from McMaster University. Since 2013, Dr. Sutherland has provided primary care to his community-based practice, joining the City of Lakes Family Health Team in 2016, and has worked as a medical staff physician with Health Sciences North’s Department of Family Medicine. He is also the Regional Primary Care Lead at the Jim and Shirley Fielding Northeast Cancer Centre.

An Associate Professor at NOSM University, Dr. Sutherland has acted as a preceptor to many residents and medical students—he has been a Coordinator in the MD program since 2015 and the Chair of Family Medicine Residency Program’s Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement Committee since 2022.

On behalf of the NOSM University community, we also extend an immense thank you to Dr. Paul Miron, outgoing Program Director, for all the incredible work he has done over the past five years. We wish him ongoing success as he continues to support our NOSM University learners in his new role as Assistant Dean, Admissions and Enrolment. Dr. Miron’s dedication to the Family Medicine team, and tireless commitment to our residents are sincerely appreciated.

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Dr. Frédéric Sarrazin returns to the role of Program Director of the Family Medicine – Enhanced Skills Residency Program

Thursday July 13th, 2023 Tara Hawkes

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Frédéric Sarrazin has returned to the role of Program Director, Family Medicine Enhanced Skills Residency Program, effective July 1, 2023—a position he previously held from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Sarrazin is an Emergency Physician at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and holds the rank of Associate Professor at NOSM University. During his time away from this leadership position, Dr. Sarrazin continued his involvement with the University’s residency programs, as the Francophone Coordinator and most recently, as the Chair of the Family Medicine – Emergency Medicine Competency Committee.

Dr. Sarrazin is the recipient of the 2019 Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO) Clinical Teaching Award – Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education and of a NOSM University 2023 Clinical Teaching Excellence Award.

On behalf of the NOSM University community, we extend an enormous thank you to Dr. Paul Miron, outgoing Acting Enhanced Skills Program Director for his hard work and dedication to all the residents in the program. We wish him ongoing success in his new role as the new Assistant Dean, Admissions and Enrolmentat NOSM University.

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NOSM alumna, Dr. Linda Bakovic named Interim Program Director, Pediatrics

Wednesday July 12th, 2023 Tara Hawkes

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Linda Bakovic as the incoming Interim Program Director of the Pediatrics Residency Program, effective July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2024.

Dr. Bakovic is Chief of the Department of Pediatrics and a Regional Consulting Pediatrician at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. She also maintains a practice at Thunder Bay Pediatrics and practices as a Visiting Consulting Pediatrician at the Meno-Ya-Win Health Center in Sioux Lookout.

Having completed her MD at NOSM University and her Pediatric residency at Alberta Children’s Hospital through the University of Calgary in Alberta, Dr. Bakovic is an Associate Professor at NOSM University and has been the Thunder Bay Site Director for the Pediatric Residency Program since 2015.

On behalf of the NOSM University community, we also extend great admiration and an immense thank you to Dr. Tara Baron, outgoing Program Director, who will continue to support the broader work of the University in her new role as the new Associate Dean, Continuing Education and Professional Development. Dr. Baron’s tireless commitment to residents and this program are sincerely appreciated.